STATE PAGEANT

The 61st annual Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Pageant was held on Sat., September 23, 2017. Each county princess was individually interviewed and participated in other informal meetings with the judges. They each presented their dairy presentations, speeches and scrapbooks and sit for the dairy promotion knowledge quiz. In addition, some participated in the radio spot, recipe and poster display contests. Below are pictures of the winners, runner-ups and honorable mentions.

Tina M. Shultz Memorial Award

Katie Anderson

2016-2017 Huntingdon County Dairy Princess Katie Anderson was honored with the Tina M. Shultz Award. The award recognizes the princess who has done the most effective job of serving her area as dairy princess. During her county reign, Katie completed 430 School Promotions, 639 Media, 38 Booth, 52 Non-Dairy Meetings, 16 Dairy Meetings, and 45 Sporting events with a total of 1,220 dairy promotions as she represented the dairy farmer, milk, and dairy products. She is the daughter of Wayne and Carrie Anderson.

Miss Congeniality

Millena Bashore, Lebanon CountyDairy Princess Millena Bashore of Annville, Lebanon County, was voted “Miss Congeniality” by the other county princesses. She received the honor in memory of Cochranville, Chester County, dairy farmer and princess program supporter Horace Prange.